diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 5ebdbe80d0..1ee0db020d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
                     {
                         client.SendKillObject(avatar.RegionHandle, avatar.LocalId); 
                     }
-                    catch (NullReferenceException NE)
+                    catch (System.NullReferenceException NE)
                     {
                         //We can safely ignore null reference exceptions.  It means the avatar are dead and cleaned up anyway.